PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 393 p4p, 187 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 54 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Cranio

189 cm
29
195
17 - 7 - 0

185 cm
28
190
12 - 9 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a hook
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a straight right.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White throws out a loose jab but Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
Cranio lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Thor White has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio misses with a hook
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cranio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Cranio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cranio scores with a jab to the head.
White misses with a hook
and Cranio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White throws a lazy right hand but Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White misses with a right hand
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranio throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Cranio slips under a jab.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Cranio looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo but Cranio just gets out of the way.
White misses with a hook
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
White takes a swing at Cranio's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White lands a jab to Cranio's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor White will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cranio throws out a powerful jab.
Cranio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranio is looking for the big counter here.
Cranio scores with a nice strike.
Cranio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cranio throws a good cross that connects.
Cranio swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranio moves away.
White misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cranio's head.
Cranio throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
White moves forwards but Cranio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cranio.
Nice straight punches there by Cranio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cranio.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cranio misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Cranio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White misses with a right hand
and Cranio counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cranio lands a left and a right that send White crashing to the mat, dazed. Cranio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

White is rocked!
Cranio missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio blocks a jab.
Cranio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Cranio.

Thor White's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranio.
Cranio digs a good hook to White's body.
Cranio misses with a straight right.
Quebra Cranio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White tests Cranio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cranio swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Quebra Cranio's cut even more.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White looks to land a left hand but Cranio moved out of range nicely.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quebra Cranio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cranio cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cranio misses with a right hand

and White counters with a series of strikes that sends Cranio to the canvas! White follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Cranio is rocked!
Cranio is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cranio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Cranio wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.

White is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cranio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cranio tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.

White is trying to work for a kimura but Cranio is defending well.
Cranio trying to control but White postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cranio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cranio sees it coming and defends easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cranio thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Cranio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White looks to throw the jab but Cranio is out of range.
White digs a good hook to Cranio's body.
Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cranio.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cranio throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quebra Cranio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cranio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quebra Cranio!
An out of breath Quebra Cranio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.